Home Again Page #11

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in my entire life.

And through that

crazy turn of events,

you made that fade away.

And I'll always be

grateful for that.

And since you guys

have been gone

I've been really trying

to get my life in order.

But it's made me

realize I just,

I really miss you guys.

Oh, my God,

we miss you so much.

We talk about it

all the time.

Really? I'm so glad

to hear you say that.

(DOOR OPENS)

Surprise!

Hey!

Hi!

Oh, my God. Hey.

Hi, Alice. Hi.

Hi.

Hey, Alice.

You got flowers?

Yeah, they always looked

so good at your house.

Hi.

I thought we'd get

some for ours.

Let me help you.

GEORGE:
Yeah, thank you.

Okay, where's the kitchen?

It's over here.

Whoa.

GEORGE:
How's Iz?

We've been

texting a bit, yeah.

Good, yeah

she told me.

She's so hyped up

for tomorrow.

Did she tell you

she started meditating?

No, but I love that.

Yeah.

Let me put those

in a vase for you.

Yeah.

Do you have a vase?

Uh...

Uh...

We do not.

Okay.

Something to buy you

as a housewarming gift.

Right here?

Yep.

Looks good.

Yeah.

TEACHER 1:
Downstage right.

TEACHER 2:
Yeah,

I got the front row.

All right, my guys. My guys.

Justin. Hey, buddy.

Listen, before we go

in there, whatever happens

we're still gonna make

a great movie together.

Okay? Not something you

watch on your smartphone

and forget about

before it's even over.

Because we got the brains,

we got the heart,

we got the nerve.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Yeah. All right, come on.

All right. Thanks, man.

It's gonna be good,

it's gonna be good.

Yeah, I knew you'd

come around to me.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Hey, yeah, yeah,

we're here.

Sure, yeah, no problem.

He's runnin' a bit late.

That should be it.

Enjoy your stay.

Thank you so much.

All right, showtime.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

Hey, Mom.

LILLIAN:
Hi.

Hey.

Hey.

Hi, baby. How was your

sleepover at Daddy's?

It was so fun. We had

pancakes for dinner.

They'll be here.

Okay, fellas,

here's the thing.

I love your script.

I totally get what

you're going for.

But maybe we

could make it even

bigger.

Okay, sure, how so?

Maybe, I don't know,

it could be sexier.

You know, add some more

excitement, more action.

Maybe the Sam character has

to assemble a group of guys

from various locations,

and then they have

to pull off a big heist.

So, basically Ocean's Eleven?

WARREN:
Yes, love it.

Great. Young

Ocean's, exactly.

Sam isn't really

big time like that.

He's just doing it

to get by, you know.

Right, right.

I know, I thought that's

why we could dial that up.

And then we get somebody

really great to play Sam

like that kid

from Hunger Games.

JUSTIN:
Well, actually

we got Teddy attached.

Remember, I told you

about that? He's fantastic.

Right, yeah, yeah.

You're Teddy.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, we'd definitely find

somethin' for you to play.

Look, Justin, I trust you.

You know that.

JUSTIN:
Yeah.

WARREN:
And I think that

you guys are super talented.

My only concern

is that it's too small.

Or I don't know, cute,

is that the right word?

No.

We gotta run.

JUSTIN:
Wait.

Hey, wait, guys.

We appreciate you

taking the time.

We really, really do.

But truthfully,

we have an 11-year-old's

play to attend.

So if your answer is "no,"

which it seems to be

since you've

missed pretty much

every lovely detail

in the script,

well, this isn't really gonna

make much of a difference.

But I'm gonna say it anyway.

I think you're

makin' a mistake.

Teddy is one of the most

talented actors of our generation.

And George,

he understands people.

The way we think

and why we do

the unexplainable

things we do.

Film is the great

love of our lives,

and if you take

a chance on us

there is like an 80% chance

that we will not let you down.

Now, Warren, quick question,

do you happen to have

a car downstairs?

You were amazing.

Amazing!

Har, you sure

you're okay with this?

Yes, there will be

another guy.

Do I look worried?

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

(ISABEL BREATHING DEEPLY)

Just breathe.

Just breathe, you can do this.

You can do this.

Come on, let's go.

Mmm.

Sorry, the doors are closed.

What are you... What?

Once the show begins,

no one is admitted.

Those are the rules.

You're joking, right?

It's a fifth grade play,

not Hamilton.

I am under strict orders

to close the doors at 6:00.

And it is now, 6:15, so...

I actually need

to get backstage.

There's a very,

very special kid

who will be totally

devastated...

You know what?

This is not my problem, bro.

Sorry, bud!

Maybe he should be

an action star.

Go.

Okay, you're gonna be great.

And now, Three Plus Three,

by Isabel Blume.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

ALICE:
Teddy, Teddy!

There she is.

Shoot! Come on.

TEDDY:
Hey.

Hey.

Hi.

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

(FAINT INDISTINCT CHATTER)

STUDENT 1:
Careful.

STUDENT 2:
It's falling.

Excuse me, excuse me,

gotta get through.

"What began..." Sorry.

Come on, come on.

Are you George?

Yes.

Thank God!

Wait, who are you?

I'm Miss Avery.

You're Miss Avery?

Yeah. You're George?

Yeah.

Come on.

She can see you from here.

"What began..."

Isabel!

BOTH:
Isabel!

(SOFTLY) You got this.

"What began as a day

"like any other ended

as anything but.

"There must have

been something

"pretty extraordinary

in the air that day,

"even though, as always,

"it was 72 degrees

and sunny in my new hometown,

"the weirdly wonderful

city of Los Angeles.

"Which, as it turns out,

isn't much of a city at all."

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

LILLIAN:
Okay,

but you guys, admit it.

It was a hit, right?

I mean, can you call

a school play a hit?

Because it definitely was.

Definitely.

It was a smash.

You got a standing O.

There were moms in the

audience who were crying.

They were crying.

Moms were crying,

I was sobbing.

(LAUGHING)

And that line

about being a kid

and growin' up in New York...

I mean, come on.

Her bedtime was 8:30

in the City That Never Sleeps.

That's the one.

Great.

I liked the kid

who played Dad.

What?

Was it not about us?

It was about us, right?

(ALL LAUGHING)

You're like

a theater detective.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)

One, two, three, four.

I declare a thumb war.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS

CONTINUE)

Will you stop?

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